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OCReef's 8 oz Live Copepods

It is our intention to provide a starter culture of copepods that will thrive and populate in reef aquariums or refugiums. Please take all necessary precautions so the culture does not get completely eaten by resident fish before they can begin to repopulate.

Features:

Cultivated in ozonated, purified saltwater.

Only fed the highest quality phytoplankton, to ensure the safety of adding directly to your aquarium.

High nutritional content, full of essential fatty acids (HUFAs).

Note: The water in the container, may be murky, due to movement during shipping. This is normal and not harmful.

HELPFUL TIPS:

Air in the container quickly depletes, so it is recommended that it be opened upon arrival to allow fresh oxygen to enter it, before floating the container for full acclimation.

It is safe to add these copepods and the water directly to the saltwater aquarium, reef tank, or refugium as the water is made up only of filtered salt water, copepods, and phytoplankton (the copepods' food source).

If dosing directly into a saltwater aquarium with the intention of creating a continuous population, it is best to do it after the tank lights have shut off to prevent all the fish from instantly devouring the new tasty additions.
40 to 50 eggs will hatch every other day from thriving copepods.

About Copepods:

Copepods are a type of marine animal classified as zooplankton. They are a fundamental part of all fish bearing and coral bearing marine ecosystems, making up the largest source of protein in the sea. Feeding your fish and invertebrate pods reproduces nature, and helps to create an environment in your marine aquarium for fish and corals not just to survive, but to thrive!

Recommendations...

Active and Plump Live Pods are perfect for hard-to-feed salt water fish, like: Mandarin Dragonets, Scooter Blennies, Lined Wrasse, Pipefish, Seahorse, Corals, and many other species.